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Old April 25th, 2014, 21:41   #1
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Selecting a piston

What are some basic things to know when selecting a piston? I always just grab whatever is clever, although i dont feel so clever.
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Old April 25th, 2014, 22:59   #2
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Depends on your setup. What is your goal?

I generally stick to half rack pistons.
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Old April 26th, 2014, 00:54   #3
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I just want to put reliable parts in my guns, I dont run anything crazy never a 3 cell lipo or anything. The piston happened to be the first thing to go In my m14 and ive never really known what to use I just find one that works and sounds tough.
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Old April 26th, 2014, 01:47   #4
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If you're not looking to do anything substantial pretty much any piston will do as long as it has more than one metal tooth to reinforce the release tooth.
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Old April 26th, 2014, 03:35   #5
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I usually reach for the SHS 14 tooth. 15 or 7 tooth are also acceptable, and the 1 tooth is okay too with lower power setups.
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Old April 26th, 2014, 10:12   #6
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K thanks guys. Would anyone mind explaining what happens when I go with more or less teeth, the piston still gets pulled back the same??? Are more teeth just plain stronger?
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Old April 26th, 2014, 15:37   #7
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its how many metal teeth are on the rack.
You only need 3 metal teeth up to 470fps, depending on the quality of your piston.
The prometheus and system super cores are good to some 650ish fps and they're got 7 metal teeth.
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Old April 26th, 2014, 18:18   #8
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cool that makes perfect sense thanks a lot everyone for the help.
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